⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 25- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 7:28 · BKN 20-7 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 11:25 · BKN 51-51 NY
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Eric Williams Flagrant Foul Type 1. Williams's 2nd Personal Foul, New Jersey's 3rd Team Foul.
Q3 1:29 · BKN 62-66 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q3 5:22 · BKN 62-71 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kurt Thomas Offensive Foul. Thomas's 3rd Personal Foul, New York's 9th Team Foul.
Q4 0:50 · BKN 73-80 NY
- Turnover
Kurt Thomas Foul
Q4 0:50 · BKN 73-80 NY
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:47 · BKN 76-83 NY
📊The numbers
| BKN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 11 |
